ukulele lessons

Local, Online & International Ukulele Lessons

Learning how to play the ukulele is easy, fun and sometimes FREE! We've compiled this page with links to some of the most popular online lesson resources in the ukulele community.

Free Online Lessons

Ukulele Underground

"Ukulele Underground was created in 2007 with the goal of growing the next generation of ukulele players around the world. By providing quality video ukulele lessons for songs and techniques, a pool of knowledge from the largest community of ukulele players on the internet, and access to some of the most valuable resources in ukulele..."More info: http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/

US/Canada Private Skype Lessons (consider location/time zones)

Sarah Maisel

Sarah Maisel

"The ukulele is not only a joy to play, it is easy to learn! Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in lessons. I love teaching beginning ukulele as well as intermediate. Whether it is your first instrument or your fifth, I guarantee you’ll have a blast! Adults and children welcome….Also- I am now offering SKYPE lessons! So please feel free to contact me, even if you aren’t in the San Diego, CA area.

Ronin Wong - Vancouver, British Columbia

Ronin Wong

"Our ukulele curriculum is divided into Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced levels. The complete course of study covers many styles of music playable on the ukulele. While respect is given to traditional ukulele styles, there is also a strong emphasis on adapting the ukulele to whatever style of music you choose. From classical and Tin Pan Alley to blues, bluegrass, country, jazz, pop, rock, and even hip hop, recent developments have shown the uke to be capable of all these styles.Both instrumental playing and accompanying for singing will be covered in this unique and dynamic program. Speed of progress through each level depends upon the student’s ability and upon the quality of their practice.

For very motivated students, additional topics of interest include electric ukulele, songwriting, performing for a live audience, and making music videos using up to date digital audio and video techniques."

﻿Manitoba Hal - Canada, Central Time Zone

Manitoba Hal

"Manitoba Hal is one of the top ukulele players in Canada and he loves playing the ukulele. He has been a featured performer at the Ukulele Ceilidh in Liverpool and recently appeared in the ukulele documentary The Mighty Uke (www.mightyukemovie.com). He has two international ukulele endorsements and is one of a handful of authentic blues performers performing with the ukulele today.

Lessons are designed to get the student playing fast and teach theory and advanced knowledge as needed. Students will learn quickly to tune the instrument, play the basic chords, strumming and progress to lead playing, finger picking styles and chord soloing. All with a repertoire of songs that YOU want to learn. There is no point in learning songs you won't practice so Hal prefers to work with YOUR choice of material as you learn! "

Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced lessons available. Lessons are available via the internet using webcam, a great way to learn in the privacy of your own home please visit http://www.manitobahal.com/ for more information.

International Locations

Matthew Steed - The Ukulele Man of Ross, England

Jon Duncan aka Eugene Ukulele - Tasmania, Australia

EUGENE UKULELE's earliest memories are musical ones...

He was laughed out of choir rehearsals in primary school. He thought the recorder was cooler than the Grand Piano. His parents ran a disco and filled the house with the Bee Gees, Bach and Tom T. Hall. His first album was Kiss's 'Dynasty'. He stumbled through university with red eyes, hangovers and bleeding ears, hard earned in front of the Rollins Band's stage speakers. He was snubbed by Michelle Shocked backstage during a support gig, and so sought refuge in a hermit life in the bush: living off the grid in the cool shade of Pete Seeger and Jelly Roll Morton, daydreaming of Betty from The Archies, writing his own songs and gigging around Hobart and Launceston. THEN, came the epiphany:A sultry evening, summer 2007. After a sweaty gig Eugene put his two guitars to bed for the night, only to be awoken by the fragile cries of a baby soprano ukulele snuggled in between them. His ragged destiny was at last sealed.He has since recorded 3 tasty uke albums featuring a unique blend of jazz-tinged standards, blues and old-time folk, and currently moderates the worldwide Ukulele Underground forum. If you want an intimate show full of warmth, passion, humour, great music and weird facial expressions, EUGENE UKULELE is your man.